The Trump administration has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine on top of the suspension of military aid as part of an effort to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to pursue peace talks with Russia. The intelligence pause has had an immediate effect on...
Report: US Holding Direct Talks With Hamas for First Time
The Trump administration is holding direct talks with Hamas, marking the first time the US has ever engaged directly with the Palestinian group, Axios reported on Wednesday. The report, which has been confirmed by the White House, said the talks were focused on the...
Trump Says Zelensky Told Him Ukraine Is Willing to Work With US Toward Peace
On Tuesday night, President Trump said in his address to a joint session of Congress that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent him a letter that said Ukraine was ready to work toward peace with the US. According to Trump, Zelensky said in the letter that he...
Russia Agrees To Broker Talks Between the US and Iran
Russia has agreed to broker talks between the US and Iran amid heightening tensions between Washington and Tehran as the Trump administration has been increasing sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report said President Trump discussed the idea during his...
Arab League Backs Egypt’s Gaza Reconstruction Plan, Israel and US Reject It
The Arab League issued a statement following a summit in Cairo on Tuesday backing an Egyptian-proposed $53 billion reconstruction plan for Gaza, an idea quickly rejected by Israel and the US. The Egyptian proposal was a response to President Trump's calls for the US...
Trump Administration Announces Steps To Crack Down on Protests Critical of Israel
Trump administration officials have announced measures to suppress protests on college campuses that are critical of Israel, steps that have chilling implications for First Amendment rights. President Trump wrote on Truth Social that he would cut federal funding to...
Zelensky Says White House Meeting Was ‘Regrettable,’ Suggests Steps Toward Peace After Trump Cuts Aid
On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his Oval Office meeting that ended in an argument with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance was "regrettable" and suggested potential steps toward peace with Russia after the Trump administration paused...
Trump Officially Re-Designates Yemen’s Houthis as ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the US was re-designating Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization" a little over a month after President Trump signed an executive order to do so. Rubio said that in a...
Israel’s Ben Gvir Calls for Bombing of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
Former Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for Israel to bomb aid that entered Gaza before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut off deliveries and announced a full siege on Sunday. "The government must also order the bombing of the aid...
Trump Pauses All Military Aid to Ukraine
President Trump has paused all military aid to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a senior Pentagon official. The pause applies to all US military equipment bound for Ukraine that's not currently in the country, including weapons that are in transit on...